SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 061. Mýrdalshreppur - South Shore (4:8)

19.07.2013

We usually think that we only can learn in the schools, in the colleges, may be in our homes when we are kids. We always relate any kind of learning with the formal education and its formal methods. But then, you arrive to a farm in the South of Iceland and a family of farmers teach you in only two...

SEEDS 056. Revegetation in the South of Iceland

15.07.2013

Could you ever imagine working with very organic fertilizers and having philosophical talks? That's what we did during this project. 10 young volunteers form far--ar away (and one camp leader) came to Iceland to fight soil erosion and plant some new trees. Our wonderful hosts explained us why...

SEEDS 059. Meet Us Don?t Eat Us

15.07.2013

Humans are a very small part of this planet and are not the only beings who are existing here. The variety of living creatures is so wide that it makes me think many times, how we all together can live in harmony and balance? It is possible but requires a lot of understanding and open – mindedness....

SEEDS 051. Meet us - Don't eat us (2:6)

09.07.2013

"Killing whales? But Iceland still hunt whales? Are you sure? I thought that whaling it had already been banned...” This is how a typical conversation with a tourist starts when you encourage him to support the "Meet us - Don’t eat us" campaign. Coming to Iceland to...

SEEDS 038. Making a dream reality in the West Fjords - Raggagarður, Súðavík

08.07.2013

Making a dream reality in the West Fjords - Raggagarður, Súðavík The work placement was in the hearth of the west fjords of Iceland, Súðavík, a town of about 130 inhabitants, a wonderful place where you can feel the nature living around. Arctic foxes, wild...

SEEDS 054. Botanic Garden in Reykjavík

08.07.2013

Crazy nights, crazy days, a work camp full of events! Actually work camps give us different opportunities: to meet new friends, to know yourself better, to discover Iceland, fall in love …. It’s up to everyone what kind of experience you are ready to pass through. And we did...

SEEDS 089. RacingThePlanet - Available Places!!

05.07.2013

Do you want to volunteer at one of the most prestigious outdoor race series in the world? Our project SEEDS 089. RacingThePlanet is starting in about 20 days and we have few available places! RacingThePlanet is a unique category of rough country foot-races that take place over seven days and...

SEEDS 044. As far as it gets in the East fjords!

28.06.2013

A beautiful farm in the middle of nowhere hosted 9 great volunteers from all around the world – Korea, Hong Kong, Mexico, Poland, Italy, France, Austria and Ukraine. None of us expected to get sooo far in the Eastfjords. But finally we were there to do a lot of tasks. And we were really happy...

SEEDS 041. West fjords: Music Festival

27.06.2013

We traveled all day to get to Isafjorður, waking in the very morning. But even the early hour couldn’t hide the excitement what we, six girls, had for this work camp and music festival. We all wanted to experience something new, all were keen on music and outdoor activities, and meeting...

SEEDS 048. Revegetation in the South of Iceland

26.06.2013

Nobody would argue that wildlife in Iceland is just magnificient. It is home to many birds nesting on sea cliffs and Icelandic waters are rich with marine life, full of seals, whales, dolphins and countless species of fish. However, during last two weeks we faced other part of reality –...